pressed. >> so you believed that the property was yours? >> it's been ruled legally by the state of california that it was my property and they've given it to me. >> reporter: simpson discussed his reputation as a model prisoner at the lovelock correctional center, how he helped prevent violence between inmates and counselled other prisoners, but he also made some eye-popping statements. >> i am not a guy who lived the criminal life. i'm a pretty straight shooter. >> reporter: the man who was accused and acquitted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-wife nicole and ronald goldman said this to the parole board. >> nobody has ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them. >> reporter: simpson who once pleaded no contest to spousal battery, whose wife badly beaten face was shown repeatedly at his murder trial had this to say. >> i always thought i've been pretty good with people and i basically spent a conflict-free life, you know. >> his life has been nothing but